Mayyada Wazaify
Biographic Data
| ID | 7837353 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mayyada Wazaify |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mayyada |
| FAMILY NAME | Wazaify |
| SIGNATURE | WAZAIFY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jordan |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8724-6027 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mental health among pharmacy students, assessing predictors of clinically significant anxiety and depression
BACKGROUND: Anxiety and depression among health college students have received increasing attention in recent years. This study aimed to focus on assessing the prevalence and the associated factors of anxiety and depression among pharmacy students. METHODS: This cross-sectional, self-administered, anonymous survey was conducted at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Jordan from January 2024 to October 2024. Formal Arabic translations and …
Prescription and Nonprescription Drug Misuse and Abuse in Jordan
BACKGROUND: Prescription and nonprescription drug abuse and misuse are global concerns. Monitoring this issue in community pharmacies is critical for early intervention and management. OBJECTIVES: This study investigates changes in prescription and nonprescription drug misuse and abuse in Jordan's community pharmacies in 2021 and compares these findings to previous studies from 2006 to 2014. METHODS: an online questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 4…
Substance Use and Misuse Among Older Adults
BACKGROUND: With the global aging population projected to double by 2050, issues surrounding the misuse and abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications among older adults are becoming increasingly critical. Substance use and misuse in this demographic are often underdiagnosed and understudied, despite the rising prevalence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy. OBJECTIVES: This scoping review aimed to systematically map the existing liter…
Behind white coats
This cross-sectional study, conducted from May to September 2022 in Baghdad, Iraq, investigated substance use among 509 healthcare professionals, including physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, and technicians working across both hospital (governmental, university, and private) and community-based settings (clinics and pharmacies). The survey explored their attitudes, knowledge, and practice regarding substance use (including prescription an…
Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences of People Who Use Captagon and Therapists in Jordan
Background: Captagon (Fenethylline) is an amphetamine type stimulant (ATS) and one of the most popular substances of use in the Middle East. This study aims to describe and analyze the trajectory of captagon use, severity of addiction and withdrawal symptoms and its effect on quality of life from the perspectives of people who use captagon, who receive treatment as well as therapists. Methods: This study took a qualitative approach, using semi-st…
Preventing the Abuse and Misuse of Over-the-Counter Medicines
In total, 442 responses were received. Most respondents strongly agreed (Md all = 5) that OTC medicines could be abused or misused; pharmacy owners were more likely to strongly agree than pharmacists ( p = 0.012). Pharmacy owners were more likely to think that laxatives were liable for abuse than dispensers ( p = 0.008), and that travel sickness medicines were liable for misuse than dispensers ( p p = 0.013). Patient counseling was the most commo…
Community pharmacists’ experience of gabapentin misuse and abuse
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant that has an abuse potential. The aim of this study was to investigate the misuse and abuse of gabapentin in Jordan from the perspective of community pharmacists. A cross-sectional survey using a self-reported structured questionnaire was used with a convenience sample of pharmacists employed by various independent and chain community pharmacies. An online technique was used in this study using Google forms. A total…
Perspectives of and Experience toward the Abuse of Antidiarrheal Drug (Loperamide) among Community Pharmacists
This study aimed to assess the ability of community pharmacists to recognize cases of loperamide abuse at the point of sale, their perspective of and experience toward potential abuse cases. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Jordan, using a self-administered online questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of three main parts: demographics, the experience of pharmacists with abusers’ behavior, as well as their perspectives toward…
Pharmaceutical Care in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Jordan
Background Substance Use Disorder is a chronic relapsing disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of clinical pharmacist intervention/recommendation on the treatment of patients admitted to addiction rehabilitation centers in Jordan.Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted in two public addiction treatment centers in Amman. Patients …
Patterns of Substance Use among Patients in Addiction Rehabilitation in Jordan
Background: This study aimed to identify pattern of substance use among patients at two public addiction rehabilitation centers in Amman. It provided a description of substance use career and assessment of addiction severity, quality of life and quality of sleep among participants.Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study using a structured data collection form consisting of 4 parts: 1. General data including the demographic characteristics, …
Ophthalmic Drug Abuse
Perspectives of Frontline Professionals on Palestinian Children Living with Sibling and Parental Drug Use in the UNRWA Camps, Jordan
Qualitative exploration of the experiences of men who use drugs of obtaining psychoactive medicinal products in Jordan
In Jordan, almost any medication can be bought from pharmacies. This ready availability is linked with abuse. Previous literature describes medicine abuse from pharmacists' and general public perspectives. Here we investigate experiences of 17 men in addiction treatment in Amman (21-39 years) of obtaining psychoactive medicines. Alprazolam, clonazepam, bromazepam and tramadol were most commonly abused. Psychoactive medicines were obtained from st…
Perspectives of Frontline Professionals on Palestinian Children Living with Sibling and Parental Drug Use in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
The Occupied Territories of Palestine (OtP) consists of the non-contiguous West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Political and economic tensions and its dense populations compound the impact of drug abuse and addiction in the home. A qualitative study using four focus groups (n = 42) was conducted in West Bank and Gaza Strip explored the experiences of professionals working with Palestinian families and children affected by subs…
Pregabalin Misuse and Abuse in Jordan
Pregabalin is currently approved for the treatment of epilepsy, generalized anxiety disorder, neuropathic pain, and fibromyalgia. A qualitative study was undertaken in Jordan, where concerns have been raised about its unprescribed availability in community pharmacies and thereby its abuse. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with all patients with a history of pregabalin use in two Jordanian addiction treatment centers. All were male patien…
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Pregabalin Misuse and Abuse in Jordan
Pregabalin is currently approved for the treatment of epilepsy, generalized anxiety disorder, neuropathic pain, and fibromyalgia. A qualitative study was undertaken in Jordan, where concerns have been raised about its unprescribed availability in community pharmacies and thereby its abuse. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with all patients with a history of pregabalin use in two Jordanian addiction treatment centers. All were male patien…
Perspectives of Frontline Professionals on Palestinian Children Living with Sibling and Parental Drug Use in the West Bank and Gaza Strip
The Occupied Territories of Palestine (OtP) consists of the non-contiguous West Bank including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip. Political and economic tensions and its dense populations compound the impact of drug abuse and addiction in the home. A qualitative study using four focus groups (n = 42) was conducted in West Bank and Gaza Strip explored the experiences of professionals working with Palestinian families and children affected by subs…
Patterns of Substance Use among Patients in Addiction Rehabilitation in Jordan
Background: This study aimed to identify pattern of substance use among patients at two public addiction rehabilitation centers in Amman. It provided a description of substance use career and assessment of addiction severity, quality of life and quality of sleep among participants.Methods: A quantitative cross-sectional study using a structured data collection form consisting of 4 parts: 1. General data including the demographic characteristics, …
Ophthalmic Drug Abuse
Perspectives of Frontline Professionals on Palestinian Children Living with Sibling and Parental Drug Use in the UNRWA Camps, Jordan
Qualitative exploration of the experiences of men who use drugs of obtaining psychoactive medicinal products in Jordan
In Jordan, almost any medication can be bought from pharmacies. This ready availability is linked with abuse. Previous literature describes medicine abuse from pharmacists' and general public perspectives. Here we investigate experiences of 17 men in addiction treatment in Amman (21-39 years) of obtaining psychoactive medicines. Alprazolam, clonazepam, bromazepam and tramadol were most commonly abused. Psychoactive medicines were obtained from st…
Pharmaceutical Care in the Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Jordan
Background Substance Use Disorder is a chronic relapsing disease that is characterized by compulsive drug seeking and use, despite harmful consequences. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of clinical pharmacist intervention/recommendation on the treatment of patients admitted to addiction rehabilitation centers in Jordan.Methods A randomized controlled trial was conducted in two public addiction treatment centers in Amman. Patients …
Perspectives of and Experience toward the Abuse of Antidiarrheal Drug (Loperamide) among Community Pharmacists
This study aimed to assess the ability of community pharmacists to recognize cases of loperamide abuse at the point of sale, their perspective of and experience toward potential abuse cases. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Jordan, using a self-administered online questionnaire. The questionnaire consisted of three main parts: demographics, the experience of pharmacists with abusers’ behavior, as well as their perspectives toward…
Qualitative Exploration of the Experiences of People Who Use Captagon and Therapists in Jordan
Background: Captagon (Fenethylline) is an amphetamine type stimulant (ATS) and one of the most popular substances of use in the Middle East. This study aims to describe and analyze the trajectory of captagon use, severity of addiction and withdrawal symptoms and its effect on quality of life from the perspectives of people who use captagon, who receive treatment as well as therapists. Methods: This study took a qualitative approach, using semi-st…
Preventing the Abuse and Misuse of Over-the-Counter Medicines
In total, 442 responses were received. Most respondents strongly agreed (Md all = 5) that OTC medicines could be abused or misused; pharmacy owners were more likely to strongly agree than pharmacists ( p = 0.012). Pharmacy owners were more likely to think that laxatives were liable for abuse than dispensers ( p = 0.008), and that travel sickness medicines were liable for misuse than dispensers ( p p = 0.013). Patient counseling was the most commo…
Community pharmacists’ experience of gabapentin misuse and abuse
Gabapentin is an anticonvulsant that has an abuse potential. The aim of this study was to investigate the misuse and abuse of gabapentin in Jordan from the perspective of community pharmacists. A cross-sectional survey using a self-reported structured questionnaire was used with a convenience sample of pharmacists employed by various independent and chain community pharmacies. An online technique was used in this study using Google forms. A total…
Prescription and Nonprescription Drug Misuse and Abuse in Jordan
BACKGROUND: Prescription and nonprescription drug abuse and misuse are global concerns. Monitoring this issue in community pharmacies is critical for early intervention and management. OBJECTIVES: This study investigates changes in prescription and nonprescription drug misuse and abuse in Jordan's community pharmacies in 2021 and compares these findings to previous studies from 2006 to 2014. METHODS: an online questionnaire. RESULTS: A total of 4…
Substance Use and Misuse Among Older Adults
BACKGROUND: With the global aging population projected to double by 2050, issues surrounding the misuse and abuse of prescription and over-the-counter medications among older adults are becoming increasingly critical. Substance use and misuse in this demographic are often underdiagnosed and understudied, despite the rising prevalence of multimorbidity and polypharmacy. OBJECTIVES: This scoping review aimed to systematically map the existing liter…
Behind white coats
This cross-sectional study, conducted from May to September 2022 in Baghdad, Iraq, investigated substance use among 509 healthcare professionals, including physicians, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, and technicians working across both hospital (governmental, university, and private) and community-based settings (clinics and pharmacies). The survey explored their attitudes, knowledge, and practice regarding substance use (including prescription an…
Mental health among pharmacy students, assessing predictors of clinically significant anxiety and depression
BACKGROUND: Anxiety and depression among health college students have received increasing attention in recent years. This study aimed to focus on assessing the prevalence and the associated factors of anxiety and depression among pharmacy students. METHODS: This cross-sectional, self-administered, anonymous survey was conducted at the School of Pharmacy at the University of Jordan from January 2024 to October 2024. Formal Arabic translations and …
Medicine (12 works) · Psychiatry (12 works) · Family medicine (6 works) · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment (6 works) · Nursing (5 works) · Pharmaceutical Practices and Patient Outcomes (5 works) · Substance abuse (5 works) · Addiction (4 works) · Pharmacy (4 works) · Psychology (4 works)